The role of osmiophilic bodies and Pfg377 expression in female gametocyte emergence and mosquito infectivity in the human malaria parasite <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i>

F. De Koning‐Ward, Tania; Olivieri, Anna; Bertuccini, Lucia; Hood, Andrew; Silvestrini, Francesco; Charvalias, Konstantinos; Berzosa Díaz, Pedro; Camarda, Grazia; F. McElwain, Terry; Papenfuss, Tony; Healer, Julie; Baldassarri, Lucilla; S. Crabb, Brendan; Alano, Pietro; C. Ranford‐Cartwright, Lisa

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2958.2007.06039.x

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The role of osmiophilic bodies and Pfg377 expression in female gametocyte emergence and mosquito infectivity in the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum

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Tania F. De Koning‐Ward

Anna Olivieri

Lucia Bertuccini

Abstract

Summary Osmiophilic bodies are membrane‐bound vesicles, found predominantly in Plasmodium female gametocytes, that become progressively more abundant as the gametocyte reaches full maturity. These vesicles lie beneath the subpellicular membrane of the gametocyte, and the release of their contents in...

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